Why not! Especially if for some reason you can't use RocketChat's mobile application.
Assuming you have python3.6:
git clone [email protected]/arthur-flam/rocketchat_over_telegram.git
cd rocketchat_over_telegram
pip install .- Create a telegram bot
- You need to set some environment variables:
| ENV variable | Where to find it |
|---|---|
ROCKETCHAT_URI |
the rocket chat server hostname:port |
ROCKETCHAT_USER_ID/ROCKETCHAT_USER_TOKEN |
Open RocketChat, open the devtools, and in the application data get your user_id and user_token |
TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN |
Telegram gives it to you when you create the bot |
TELEGRAM_USERNAME |
You own telegram username, e.g. @arthur_flam |
TELEGRAM_BOTUSER_CHAT_ID |
Start a Telegram chat with your bot, then visit https://api.telegram.org/bot<yourtoken>/getUpdates to get the chat id. |
rocketchat_over_telegram
rocketchat_over_telegram --restart-alwaysNow RocketChat messages are sent to you via the Telegram bot. Reply to continue the conversation in the last thread.
pip install --editable .
Merge requests are very welcome!
Missing features:
- Reply-to-message to continue in its thread, not in the last thread.
- Edit sent Telegram messages to indicate
unreadstatuses, or add reactions without duplicates. - Display quoted messages as quoted messages
- Support for multiple users.
- Do a login to RocketChat with the username/password to get the token/user_id.
- Send notifications to telegram in case of auth errors.